Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act 2018-06-12 Passed House amended Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow a hospice employee to handle lawfully dispensed controlled substances of a deceased hospice patient to assist with disposal of the controlled substances, so long as such disposal occurs onsite in accordance with applicable law.

]]> 2018-02-15 Introduced in House Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act

This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow a hospice employee to handle controlled substances in the residence of a deceased hospice patient to assist with disposal of the controlled substances.

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